މައިޒާން

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میدان (maidān), derived from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məizəːn̪/, [mæːzəːn̪]
• Hyphenation: މައި‧ޒާން

Noun

މައިޒާން • (maizān̊) (plural މައިޒާންތައް (maizān̊tak̊))

1. field, square; arena (place where people meet for leisure and amusement; open place with benches)

Further reading

More information

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މައިޒާން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 165
• Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “މައިޒާން”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 274